It was a very late night for us. Last night, as we were getting ready go to bed, Jessica decided to use the bathroom one last time before heading to bed, when she heard a pop, felt a kick, and started having a lot of fluid come out. She wasn’t sure at first if she had a lot of peeing going on, or if her water had broken. The baby wasn’t due for another week, and her scheduled C-Section wasn’t planned until Monday morning. After a few minutes it was pretty clear, the fluid kept coming, her water had broken.
It was a little bit of a scramble for us, even though Jessica had packed, and we were about as ready as we thought we would need to be, we had to get the car loaded, and make sure Jude was taken care of. I called the neighbors across the street and asked if Jude could come over for a little while, they were happy to have him. I also called my parents and let them know where he was, they would be coming down to get him and take him home for the night.
After getting Jude squared away, Jessica and I hopped in the car and headed to the hospital. It was 10:30, but the evening was just beginning.
Once we got there and got checked in, we sat in a prep room until after midnight, waiting for the operating room to open up, it was a busy night, with other C-sections going on.
Once we got in, everything moved pretty quickly. At 12:49am today, February 13th, 2010, Levi Alexander Olson made his appearance.
Levi came in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20 inches long. He and Jessica are doing quite well.